College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 1 Saturday

Week 1 college football expert picks and predictions for Saturday including Oregon vs Georgia, Utah at Florida, and Notre Dame at Ohio State

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 1, highlighted by Oregon vs Georgia, Utah at Florida, and Notre Dame at Ohio State


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* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
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Week 1 College Football Expert Picks
Colorado St at Mich | Cincinnati at Ark
Oregon at Georgia | Arizona at SDSU
UTEP at Oklahoma | Utah at Florida
Memphis at Miss St | UNC at App State
BYU at USF | Rice at USC
Utah St at BamaGa St at So Carolina
Notre Dame at Ohio StULM at Texas
Louisville at SyracuseBoise St at Oregon St
Kent St at WashingtonWKU at Hawaii
Florida St at LSUClemson at Ga Tech
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Colorado State at Michigan

Line: Michigan -21, o/u: 57.5

Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: Michigan
Evan Bredeson, CornhuskersWire.com: Michigan
Tony Cosolo, ColoradoBuffaloesWire.com: Michigan
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: Michigan*
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Michigan
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: Michigan*
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: Michigan
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com Michigan*
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN Michigan
Ethan Niewoehner, CFN Michigan
Tyler Nettuno, LSUTigerswire.com Michigan
Zack Pearson, TarHeelswire.com Michigan
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: Michigan
Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: Michigan
AJ Spurr, RollTidewire.com Michigan
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: Michigan*
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: Michigan
John Williams, SoonersWire.com: Michigan
Clucko the Chicken (a coin flip), CFN: Colorado State
CONSENSUS PICK: Michigan

Week 1 College Football Expert Picks
Colorado St at Mich | Cincinnati at Ark
Oregon at Georgia | Arizona at SDSU
UTEP at Oklahoma | Utah at Florida
Memphis at Miss St | UNC at App State
BYU at USF | Rice at USC
Utah St at BamaGa St at So Carolina
Notre Dame at Ohio StULM at Texas
Louisville at SyracuseBoise St at Oregon St
Kent St at WashingtonWKU at Hawaii
Florida St at LSUClemson at Ga Tech
Expert Pics Week 0 | Week 1 Thurs/Friday

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BYU vs USF Prediction, Game Preview

BYU vs USF game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 1 game on Saturday, September 3

BYU vs USF prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 1, Saturday, September 3


BYU vs USF How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 3
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: BYU (0-0), USF (0-0)
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BYU vs USF Game Preview

Why BYU Will Win

The offense is beyond loaded with experience and talent.

The skill parts are fine – the deep group of backs and veteran receivers are all there for QB Jaren Hall to work with – but it’s the offensive line that should take over early on.

The USF D finished 123rd in the nation, and the biggest problem was against the run – that’s not going to be fixed immediately.

The Bulls bring a slew of veterans for new coordinator Bob Shoop, but there are question marks at tackle and the line as a whole will need a while. BYU’s front five should have an easy time taking advantage of that as it keeps on blasting away.

But …

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Why USF Will Win

USF has the experience on both sides of the ball to be feisty.

The defense might not be there quite yet, but it gets back most of the key starters helped by the 1-2 linebacking punch of Antonio Grier and Dwayne Boyles. The run defense might be a brick wall, but the Bulls will get stops out of those two.

The BYU defense has to generate more of a pass rush and it needs to prove it can hold up better against the run on a regular basis.

If the USF offensive front can get a push early on – it’s one of the team’s better strengths going into the season – the backs should be able to take over and the O can keep the D on the bench.

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What’s Going To Happen

USF will be more interesting than BYU might like.

The Bull offense will have enough moments to make this a battle in the heat and humidity – it’s supposed to be in the 90s and raining in Tampa on Saturday – but the BYU lines will take over.

The steady offensive production of the Cougars will take over in the second half.

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BYU vs USF Prediction, Line

BYU 37, USF 24
Line: BYU -12, o/u: 58.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

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